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There are many changes and enhancements for SAS/GRAPH 9.4. Highlights include the following:

The GEOCODE procedure now supports non-U.S. street geocoding. A new import macro program, %GEOBASE2GEOCODE, and an updated version of %TIGER2GEOCODE are
available from the SAS Maps Online web site. These macros create lookup data sets in the new format. Starting with the first maintenance release of SAS 9.4, a new variable enables handling
of multiple street type abbreviations during street geocoding, and two new variables in the SASHELP.ZIPCODE lookup data set further support city geocoding.
Starting with the second maintenance release of SAS 9.4, the city geocoding method offers a new variable to handle non-standard state values, changes requirements for the customized
versions of the SASHELP.GCSTATE lookup data set, changes variable values within the SASHELP.GCSTATE lookup data set, allows non-abbreviated state names, and offers an improved
%TIGER2GEOCODE import program.

The map data sets in the MAPSGFK library have been updated.

The SVG and GIF devices now support animation. In addition, the GIF device now supports RGBA color mode (transparency) and anti-aliasing.

The new TIFF and TIFFK devices produce TIFF images and support the RGBA and CMYK color modes, respectively.

The new %SHORTCUT autocall macro creates a shortcut device that is linked to the existing Universal Printer of the same name. It can also define a new
Universal Printer and shortcut device and link the device to the Universal Printer.

The Annotate Facility has several enhancements. The IMGPATH variable now accepts a URL location for graphics that are on web pages. The HTML= option enables
you to animate text labels that are created with the LABEL function. The %CENTROID macro has been enhanced to return more accurate centroid locations.

The GKPI procedure now supports user-defined formats.

The Tile Chart applet supports adding one or more custom menu items to the tile chart pop-up menu.

The Treeview applet supports assigning multiple drill-down links for each node in the diagram.

Starting with the first maintenance release of SAS 9.4, the CHORO statement in the GMAP procedure supports a production level of the OSM (OpenStreetMap) option
when displaying maps using a JAVA or JAVAIMG device. This is an appearance option that enables you to use the OpenStreetMap (OSM) map as a background map.

Starting with the second maintenance release of SAS 9.4, the GRADAR procedure offers a new parameter on the SPKLABEL= option.

Starting with the second maintenance release of SAS 9.4, the JAVAIMG and ACTXIMG are supported devices for the PowerPoint destination, and the ZPNG device is disabled.
Also, new HTML attributes are added to the SVG, SVGT, and SVGView devices.

Starting with the second maintenance release of SAS 9.4, the GTILE procedure now supports the NOLEGEND option.

For a simple interface to business and analytical graph
examples, see the Focus Areas Graphics site. The site is maintained by the SAS Data Visualization
team.

For a collection of graphs organized by SAS procedure,
see the Graphics Samples Output Gallery. Each
graph in this gallery links to the source code in SAS Samples &
Notes. The gallery is maintained by SAS Technical Support.

For a searchable collection of examples, see Samples &
SAS Notes. You can browse by topic, search for
a particular note, search for a particular technology such as SGPLOT,
and conduct other searches.

For support and to share your experiences and questions
regarding SAS/GRAPH and ODS Graphics, see the SAS Community SAS/GRAPH and ODS Graphics.

Online Support Resources

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